The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-06-16
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for children.
The pink shirt will continue to be a
favorite with the swells of tender
years.
Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania,
rides on railroad pass within the
limits of his own state.
Sending orange blossoms in tin
boxes from Florida TO friends in the
North is quite the fashion.
Another eminent society lady of
New York is preparing to follow Mrs.
James Brown Potter's example.
Prince Montleart, who died recently,
left the whole of his fortune, estimated
at e., SOC. 900, to the Queen of Italy.
A Mexican has been selling to the
unwary at San Jose (Cal.) nuggets of
tinfoil, representing them to be of
silver.
Phillips Brooks considers Daniel
Webster, Abraham Lincoln and Henry
Ward Beecher the three greatest
Americans of the century.
The Concord philosophers viii this
year devote themselves to a considera
ton of Aristotle and his philosophy in
relation to modern thought.
Two Oil City idiots had cigarette
smoking match the other day, and the
winner consumed fifty cigarettes in an
hour to the losers forty-fve.
! Mrs. Noah, the once famous actress,
is still living in Buffalo at the age of
80. With that name and those years
what an attraction she would be in the
ballet!
Lord Lonsdale is reported in inan-
cial hot water in consequence of his
ill-advised dramatic venture in bring
ing the Cameron and her company to
this country.
Luck Baldwin is building a hotel
near Los Angeles, Cal, which will
cost 100000. If the excursionists
hold out they are expected to pay for
it in one year.
The ladies of Manassas, Va, have
formed a memorial association for the
purpose of putting a stone wall around
the Confederate Cemetery on the his
toric hills near Bull Run.
Charles Waite, one of the New York
Doodle Aldermen, used to tip the beam
at 250 pounds. Now he weighs less
than 175. His prosecution has made
quite lightweight of him.
Miss Pauline Morton has been APP
pointed one of the city physicians of
Rochester, n. Y.-the first instance of
the kind in the State. She has high
reputation in her profession.
William R. Travers, the late SIAM
mering wit of New York, left an
estate estimated to be worth nearly
| 100000, all of which he bequeathed
to his widow and nine children.
Sam Jones having returned to Gin
cinnati, The Commercial Gazette well
comes him as "a hurricane of right
eousness, tornado of truth, and
blizzard of sanctimonious sarcasm"
An old-time Montana freighter, and
for many years in charge of one of the
largest bull trains in the Northwest,
says it is fact that during a hard
winter living cattle will eat the dead
ones. He has seen them many times.
Queen Ranaylonna III. of Madagas-
car is a brave young woman, only 70
years of age, and is said to be a sim
cere Christian. About 400, of her
people also profess the Christian re-
ligion.
F. NJ. Davis, known in the Ceur
d'Alenes as dream Davis, who found
Dream Gulch in a vision and cleaned
up $4,000, has spent all his wealth
and committed suicide at Los Angeles,
Cal.
An ordinance was recently passed
by the San Jose, Cal, council declar-
ing Chinatown nuisance, and direct
ing the city attorney to take steps,
illegal or otherwise" to have it re-
moved and abated.
Daniel Miller, who recently died in
Chequert Township, Iowa, at the age
of 1O2 years and eight months, was the
father of ten children, the grandfather
of seventy-one, the great-grandfather
of 155, and the great-great-grand
of three.
Eighteen months ago Bertha Pingre,
against the wishes of her parents,
came from Germany to marry coach
man, William Wundrum, of Rock
Island. Her husband has just heard
of the death of his father, whereby he
inherits fortune of 100000.
Sol Smith Russell was recently pre-
sented to the President by Congress
man Springer. Mr.. Russell told the
Executive various funny stories, which
were much appreciated. The Presi-
dent gave Mr.. Russell more time than
he usually accords to statesmen.
Mrs, Abigail S. Tilton of North
Woodbridge, n. H., is the last pen
sioner on the list of the Revolutionary
War. She is paid $104 annually by
the State of New Hampshire, and 1892
by the United States Government
Mrs. Tilton is over 100 years old.
Dying at the age of one hundred
and three years, Uncle Sam Matney,
of Jess Valley, Cal, turned to his
friends and said: 4 haven't been a
very bad man. l never did anything
w,o,,~-s than kill Indians, and l don't
believe that .rill be held against me.
had to do it,"
A sweeping order has been iss1ea 70
the conductors of the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company preventing any
Indian in the future from riding on
their cars. The reason for this order
is to prevent the spread of the small
pox should it become epidemic. This
order will probably be enforced at all
times in the future.
Seventeen years ago Mrs. ROsanna
Dennis, of Tiffin, O., died of dropsy.
The other day, when the body was
disinterred, it was found to be
thoroughly petrified, with the excep-
ton of the feet. 1t was so heavy that
ten men were required to remove it.
A piece Clipped from the body re-
sembles fiinty limestone.
Rev. John Jasper, of Richmond.
Va, the noted colored preacher and
author of the Jasperian solar theory,
having recovered from long and
critical illness, has resumed his minis
tarial Duties He is over 20 Nears old